Elders

Lead Pastor

Dr. Brent K. Haggerty

Brent Haggerty, Lead Pastor of Stonecrest Community Church, is known for his dynamic life application sermons. Brent graduated from Nyack College (Nyack, NY) in 1979 and went on to get his Masters of Divinity at Alliance Theological Seminary (Nyack, NY) in 1983 and received his Doctor of Ministry from ATS in 2017. Brent spent three years as an assistant/youth pastor in Willard, Ohio. It was there that he felt God calling him and his family to Burkina Faso in West Africa. The Haggertys served as missionaries in Burkina Faso for ten years. God brought Brent and his family back to the United States to serve in 1997 when he took the senior pastor position at Stonecrest Community Church located in Warren, New Jersey. Stonecrest is comprised of 34 nations and is making a local, regional and international impact for the Kingdom of God to the glory of Jesus Christ. Brent and his wife Susan have three adult children and at last count has 5 grandchildren.

Executive Pastor

Rev. Jeff Heinaman

In this role, Jeff serves as the Chairman of the Ministry Leadership Team (MLT) made up of 15 Ministries led by staff and volunteers who manage the day-to-day ministries of Stonecrest. Before coming on staff in 2003, Jeff served as a volunteer worship leader at Stonecrest for 8 years and worked for 17 years in Information Management and Accounting with Johnson & Johnson and The BOC Group. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Franklin and Marshall College in 1985. Jeff and his wife Sharon have three daughters, Kara, Jessie and Faith.

Compassion Ministries

Lorena Ratz

Lorena assumed the volunteer role of Compassion Ministry Director in the Spring of 2012. In this role, Lorena's goal is to spur on the people of Stonecrest to compassionate care for those in need all around them.

Connections Team

Catharine Mallack

Catharine was appointed to the volunteer role of Director of Connections Ministries in February 2013. In this role Catharine oversees numerous volunteer teams responsible for making our Sunday and church-wide services run smoothly, including our Connections Booth, Ushers, Greeters and Hospitality services.

Media Ministries

Joe Rhee

Joe serves on staff as the Director of Media Ministry & MLT Administration and is responsible for creating and executing Graphics and Video for our Sunday worship services, print media, and the website. Joe joined the Stonecrest staff in November 2001. Joe is married to Jody and they live in Middlesex. They have one son, Benjhamin.

Men's Ministries

Russ Nelson

Russ serves as the volunteer Director of Men's Ministries at Stonecrest. He works as a full-time contractor. Russ has been attending Stonecrest since 1988. He attended Southern Connecticut and Rutgers during his college years. He and his wife Janet have 2 children.

Worship Ministries

Siobhan Seaman

Siobhan Seaman is both the Worship Director at Stonecrest Community Church and Worship Ministries Coordinator at Nyack College in Nyack, NY. In 2007 she graduated from Nyack College with a B.S. in Pastoral Ministry and a concentration in Worship and the Arts. In 2013 she attended the Bethel School of Worship (WorshipU) at Bethel Church in Redding, CA. She has a passion to see lives transformed and healed through the praise and adoration of the King. Siobhan loves Jesus and her husband of 10 years, Craig Seaman. She is both grateful and honored to serve and worship with the Stonecrest Community Church family.

Youth Ministries

Nick Galluccio

Nick Galluccio serves as the Youth and Young Adult Pastor of Stonecrest. He is a graduate of Nyack College with a degree in Youth and Family Studies, and a concentration in Advanced Youth Ministry. Nick has had a passion for youth ministry ever since he graduated high school, and has been working with youth ever since. He loves to work with students, teaching them to nurture their relationship with Jesus and sending them into His call on their lives. He and the rest of the leadership team can't wait to meet you and your Jr./Sr. High student!

Executive Assistant

Kim Reels

Kim joined Stonecrest Community Church in 2001 and has been active member with her husband, Warren, ever since. She joined the SCC team in 2016 as P/T Executive Administrative Assistant. Her favorite part of working here is serving the SCC family and offering an understanding ear for those in need. Kim and her husband have three children, Isaiah, Kimber and Jeremiah.

Kim’s Hope for SCC:

My hope SCC is that we would be the hands and feet of Jesus to those who are in need and offer a place of rest to those who are weary and in search of the Lord. That we would be a place of HOPE, a place of LOVE and a place where the lost will find JESUS.

Rob Abrams

Rob works as a store manager for L.L. Bean. Rob and his wife, Kelly, have 2 children, Jeremy and Erin. His family have been a part of the Stonecrest family since 2011. Rob serves as an elder and on the governing board at Stonecrest Community Church. Rob and Kelly also lead MarriedPeople ministries.

Cornel Cretu

Born and raised in Romania, member of the Stonecrest Community Church Family for over 20 years and married to Antonina Cretu. Cornel serves as Ushers Team Leader, Elder, and Governing Board member. Outside the church Cornel runs a General Contracting /Construction business.

Jason Dahl

Jason and his wife, Erica, live in Somerset County and have three small children, Elizabeth, Mikayla and James. During the week, he works in the insurance industry as a Casualty Technical Underwriting Manager. He’s been attending Stonecrest since 2012 and is currently serving in the Children’s Ministry and as an Elder and Governing Board member.

John Karuitha

John works as a Chaplain for Compassionate Care Hospice at RWJ University Hospice in Hamilton, NJ. John holds a Master's Degree from PBU. John’s ministry is directed to Hospice Patients, their family and friends. John is married to Padam and God has blessed them with 2 beautiful Children, John who is 8 and Michelle 3 yrs old. John runs GriefShare at Stonecrest. John serves as an elder as well as board member.

Andy Mah

Andy was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada but is a disappointment to his country for not following hockey. He lives in Piscataway with his lovely wife, Robyn, and his 2 awesome kids.

Tom Moser

While finishing his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University, Tom met his wife Janice. Thirty-two years later they have three children (Veronica, Tyler, and Kyndra) and four grandchildren. His professional career started as an aerospace research scientist in Southern California. Tom "get to" travel around the world as the Global Business Development Director for a British specialties chemical company, In his spare time, you will find Tom fixing things around his house (a true DIYer). Tom and Janice have served and worshiped at Stonecrest since moving to New Jersey in 2000. Tom currently serves in the Connections Ministry, as an Elder, and as a governing board member.

Justin Pennington

Justin Pennington, PhD spends his days as an Executive Director of Biopharmaceutics and Specialty Dosage Forms within the pharmaceutical industry. Justin and his wife Rebecca focus significant energy raising three small children Nathaniel, Silas, and Alice. At Stonecrest, Justin serves as leader in the worship team, elder, and governing board member.

Bill Ratz

I am a graduate of Rutgers and UMDNJ- Rutgers Dental School and have had a local dental practice for the past 20 years. My wife is Lorena, who heads up the Compassion Ministry at Stonecrest. Lorena and I have 2 children. I have been serving as an Elder, and on the Governing board for the past 3 years, I also have served on the Benevolence committee for the past 8 years, and have been an ushering for Sunday services for over 10 years. We have been attending Stonecrest Community Church since 1999, and we are proud to call it home.

Walter Slade

Walter Slade as an Elder at Stonecrest Community Church where he serves on the Governing Board and leads the Benevolence Committee. His wife Cami, 3 of his 4 adult married children and grandchildren are also active members of Stonecrest. In his day job, he is a Leadership Coach and Human Resources Consultant.

Dameen Washington-Slade

Dameen works as a Computer Tech for Apple, Inc. He is married to Arianny and they have two children, Tallia and Judah. He serves as an elder of Stonecrest Community Church and volunteers with the media team and MarriedPeople ministries.

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